RESEARCH IN PRACTICE

Definition of 'theory'...

• concepts that present systematic view of a phenomena

• constructs used in the construction industry

• abstract images of real world scenarios

• concepts and theories for teaching purposes

What is 'epistemology'?

• medical term for skin

• process for identifying what knowledge is legitimate

• the process for hair removal

• the investigation into hair loss

What is'ontology'?

• the nature of existence

• the investigation of brain matter

• the development of mankind

• a department in the hospital

Name the methodological approaches...

• Quality and quantity

• Question and query

• Quiet and curious

• Quantitative and qualitative

Name 2 theoretical perspectives.

• RATIONALE AND REASON

• INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION

• POSITIVISM AND INTERPRETIVISM

• METHOD AND MEANING